Jewison Bennette

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bennette and the second or maternal family name is Villegas.

Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas (born 15 June 2004) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy and the Costa Rica national team.

Jewison Bennette

Bennette during his debut match with Costa Rica
Personal information
Full name	Jewison Francisco Bennette Villegas[1]
Date of birth	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Heredia, Costa Rica
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	LNZ Cherkasy
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2021	Herediano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Herediano	35	(3)
2022–2025	Sunderland	16	(1)
2024	→ Aris Thessaloniki (loan)	2	(0)
2025–	LNZ Cherkasy	3	(0)
International career‡
2019	Costa Rica U15	1	(0)
2022–	Costa Rica U20	3	(0)
2023–	Costa Rica U23	2	(0)
2021–	Costa Rica	15	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 4 February 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Heredia, Bennette started his career at Herediano.^[1] He made his senior debut on 1 August 2021 in a 3–2 defeat to Jicaral, and scored the first goal of the match after four minutes.^[3]

Sunderland

In August 2022, EFL Championship side Sunderland announced they had signed Bennette to a four-year deal.^[4] He made his debut for his new club on 14 September, replacing Corry Evans as a substitute against Reading.^[5] In his second match for Sunderland against Watford, he scored his first goal.^[6]

On 30 January 2024, Bennette joined Super League Greece club Aris Thessaloniki on loan for the remainder of the season.^[7][8]

LNZ Cherkasy

On 9 March 2025, Bennette signed for Ukrainian Premier League side LNZ Cherkasy for an undisclosed fee.^[9]

International career

Bennette played for the Costa Rica under-15 team in 2019.^[10] He trained with the Costa Rica national team in summer 2021 ahead of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup,^[11] and made his senior international debut for Costa Rica in a 0–0 draw against El Salvador on 21 August 2021, becoming the youngest player to represent Costa Rica internationally, at 17 years and 2 months.^[12][13]

Bennette played in Costa Rica's 2022 World Cup qualification fixtures against Canada and Honduras in November 2021, becoming Costa Rica's youngest player to feature in World Cup qualifying.^[12] Bennette became crucial for the team, as he assisted Joel Campbell to score the lone goal at the play-off match against New Zealand to seal Costa Rica's spot at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. On 23 September, he scored his first two international goals in a friendly against South Korea.^[14] On 3 November 2022, Bennette was named in Costa Rica's 26 player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[15][16] Bennette started in Costa Rica's opening 7–0 defeat against Spain,^[17] and came off the substitutes bench in their 1–0 victory over Japan^[18] as well as their 4–2 defeat over Germany^[19] as Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E.

Personal life

His father, Jewisson Bennette, also played as a footballer for Herediano and the Costa Rica national team, as did his uncle Try Bennett.^[20] He is the older brother of twins Nick and Mike.^[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2025^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Herediano	2021–22	Liga FPD	31	1	0	0	–		0	0	31	1
	2022–23	Liga FPD	4	2	0	0	–		1[c]	0	5	2
	Total		35	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	36	3
Sunderland	2022–23	Championship	15	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	18	2
	2023–24	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2024–25	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		16	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	21	2
Aris Thessaloniki (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
LNZ Cherkasy	2024–25	Ukrainian Premier League	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			55	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	61	5

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance in the Supercopa de Costa Rica.

International

As of match played 20 November 2023^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2021	3	0
	2022	7	2
	2023	5	0
Total		15	2

International goals

List of international goals scored by Jewison Bennette

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 September 2022	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	South Korea	1–1	2–2	Friendly
2				2–1

Honours

Herediano

• Liga FPD: 2021–22^[23]
• Supercopa de Costa Rica: 2022^[24]